Imagination vs Reality

Many years ago....I thought of being in a different city on my own  far away from everyone else and living a life in a city where the world rushes too fast to care about anyone else. Now that I'm here....I've done my best to be in the situation I imagined. So how is it....how does it actually feel.....perhaps too soon to tell for now.

I miss the familiarity of friends and family...the routine that was established over years...the comforts of home. But I cherish the privacy...the ability to do what I want and go where I want without worrying about situations or the time. There are trade offs...there are things you have to forgo...lets see how this turns out.

Realization

You never realize the importance of home and family till you're far away from it....

Setting up

So for the past 2 weeks I've been setting up in a new city. It's not easy doing all this on your own...it is nothing like spending a few months on your own in a different city when on vacation. The feeling of coming back to an empty house and having no one to talk to or ask how the day was really gets to you. Eventually I am settling and adjusting but the loneliness gets to me a lot.

Sure this is an experience unmatched by anything I could have done on my own back home but leaving home so far behind is a big thing. I miss everything....family...friends...home...